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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>1. Why is an operating system such an important part of most computing systems?<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>The operating system allows everything to run smoothly in a system by completely</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>managing the resources of the system for a user.<span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>2. State the principal purpose of an operating system in a single sentence.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>The operating system serves to manage the resources of a system.</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>3. Explain briefly the two principal objectives of resource management by operating<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">systems.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Convenient Use: Most users of a computer system aren't programmers and want</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>all of the background work to stay in the background, so users don't have to worry</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>about complex details involved with the system.</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Controlled Sharing: To prevent programs from interfering with each other.</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>4. List and briefly explain five categories of resources that are managed by a typical<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">general-purpose OS.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Physical</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Logical</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>5. Identify four types of OS responsibilities other than management of specific<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">resources.</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>User Interface</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Security</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Error Handling</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Device Management</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Process Management</p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="Apple-converted-space">   </span>6. Explain two reasons why implementation and maintenance of operating system<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p class="p1">may raise difficulties not found in most other software systems. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>No other software is really USED like an operating system is.</p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>Plus, OS's need to interact with hardware which is constantly changing</p>
<p class="p4"><span class="Apple-tab-span">	</span>etc.</p>
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